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Estonian basketball player

Matthias Tass

Tass with the Saint Mary's Gaels in 2019
No. 13 – Filou Oostende
Position Power forward / center
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)Tallinn, Estonia
Listed height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight 111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
High school Audentes Sports Gymnasium(Tallinn, Estonia)
College Saint Mary's (2018–2022)
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Kalev/Cramo
2017–2018 TTÜ
2022 Aquila Basket Trento
2022 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2022–2023 Baxi Manresa
2023–present Filou Oostende
Career highlights and awards
BNXT League champion (2024) Belgian League champion (2024) Estonian League champion (2017) Estonian Cup winner (2016) Estonian League Best Young Player (2018) First-team All-WCC (2022)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Estonia FIBA Europe U-18 Championship Division B Bronze medal – third place 2017 Estonia U18 Team

Matthias Tass (born 23 March 1999) is an Estonian basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the power forward and center positions.

His second season in college was cut short as a result of a torn ACL in right knee in December 2019.[1] Coming into his junior season, Tass was named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference team.[2] He averaged 10.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior.[3] As a senior, Tass was named to the First Team All-WCC.[4]

Professional career

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He has played for TTÜ of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) and the Baltic Basketball League (BBL). Before joining TTÜ in December 2017 he played for Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo.[5]

On August 14, 2022, he has signed with Aquila Basket Trento of the LBA.[6] On August 20, 2022, Tass joined MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League on loan.[7]

On November 13, 2022, he signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.[8]

Legend

GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Kalev/Cramo KML 13 12.0 .531 .200 .765 2.4 .7 .0 .5 4.9
2017–18 4 17.8 .273 .167 1.000 4.3 1.5 .3 1.0 5.3
TTÜ 15 28.1 .444 .314 .615 6.5 1.5 .9 1.8 12.8

Estonian national team

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Year Tournament National Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B Estonia U-16 9 0 17.1 .455 .000 .250 4.3 .6 .9 .8 2.3
2015 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B Estonia U-16 8 8 23.4 .438 .000 .671 7.8 1.1 1.0 2.2 7.8
2016 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B Estonia U-18 8 34.0 .554 .000 .577 11.0 2.9 1.0 3.1 13.4
2017 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B Estonia U-18 8 8 25.2 .552 .333 .591 8.4 2.5 1.3 2.6 11.4

Awards and accomplishments

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Professional career

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Kalev/Cramo

  1. ^ "St. Mary's loses Matthias Tass for season with torn ACL in right knee". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Gonzaga Picked to Win Ninth Straight WCC Championship". West Coast Conference. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Kingdon, John (October 27, 2021). "Saint Mary's men's basketball – more of the same only better". La Morinda Weekly. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Timme Tabbed WCC Player Of The Year" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rõõmusõnum Kalev/Cramo fännidele: Matthias Tass võib juba täna Tartu vastu platsile joosta!". Delfi. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Aquila Basket Trento signs rookie big man Matthias Tass". Sportando. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Matthias Tass joins MKS Dąbrowa Gornicza on loan from Dolomiti Energia Trentino". Sportando. August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Matthias Tass: joventut, talent i projecció sota els cèrcols del BAXI Manresa". basquetmanresa.com (in Spanish). November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.